Fletcher LAW and GRACE Ministries exists to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ through the preaching,teaching and writing ministry of Fletcher Law. Faith is the theme. We also just have some fun talking SEC football and other stuff. Fletcher is from Gainesville,GA., BS Ed.Ole Miss, MEd. North Georgia College and State University, M.Div Emory-Candler School of Theology, D.Min Samford-Beeson Divinity School.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Angels-Flying Babies or Supernatural Bad Dudes?

Angels are not cute babies like on the package of Angel Soft
toilet paper wrapper.

I saw an old ad for Angel Hair toilet paper. I do not think angels would want their hair
used for our modern use of toilet paper.

Angels are not uncle Bubba or aunt Claudine who died and now
have wings in Heaven.

Angels are a separate order of creation.

Angels are supernatural bad dudes

Angels existence and
function are told by the testimony of Christ-

Angels are listed in the Old and New Testament and many historic ancient Hebrew texts.

Jesus Christ new and taught of their existence in Matthew
18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you
that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in
heaven.", and Matthew 26:53 “ Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My
Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of
angels?” So angels are reporters to God and protectors when asked by Him.

In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, Jesus says angels
escorted Lazarus from Earth to Abraham’s bosom (Heaven).

Luke 16: 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by
the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.”

Even the Son of God received ministry from angels-

In Matthew 4 it records angels ministered to Jesus. Matthew 4:11 “Then the devil left Him; and
behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.”

What or who are angels?

They were created before Creation time according to Job 38:6-7.

They had eternal existence after their creation.

There are “elect angels”.
These are God’s angels who remained loyal to the Father.

1 Timothy 5:21 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

21 "I solemnly charge
you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to
maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of
partiality."

There are reprobate (doomed for eternity) angels who
followed Satan in the fall and cannot receive redemption as they once were before
the face of God but chose their doom in following Lucifer.

Revelation 12:4 “And his tail swept away a third of the
stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was
about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.”

The fallen angels will be cast into eternal punishment.

Matthew 25:41

41 “Then He will also
say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire
which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;”

There are two orders of heavenly angels-

Cherubim angels guard and protect the holiness of God.

Genesis 3:24 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

24 “So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden
of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every
direction to guard the way to the tree of life.”

The description of cheribum angels were depicted in the
statues of the two angels watching the mercy seat as part of the Ark of The Covenant which held the stone
tablets of the Ten commandments.

Exodus 25:20 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

20 “The cherubim
shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings
and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the
mercy seat.”

Here is a description of actual cherubim and their physical movements. Again these are bad dude supernatural
creatures, not silly babies with wings on a cloud.

Ezekiel 10:15 “Then the cherubim rose up. They are the
living beings that I saw by the river Chebar. 16 Now when the cherubim moved, the wheels would
go beside them; also when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the
ground, the wheels would not turn from beside them. 17 When the cherubim stood
still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose up, the wheels would
rise with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in them.”

Seraphim angels have to
do with the worship of God before His throne.

They are described as having six wings.

Isaiah 6:1-8 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Isaiah’s Vision6 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw
the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe
filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two
he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3
And one called out to another and said“ Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts,
The whole earth is full of His glory.”4 And the foundations of the thresholds
trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with
smoke. 5 Then I said,“ Woe is me, for I am ruined. Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live
among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand,
which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and
said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and
your sin is forgiven.”

Angels have an order in a military type of ranking.

They are bad dudes not babies with wings on clouds.They are not effeminate creatures.They appear as fire, and other supernatural descriptions capable able of great warfare.

Revelation 12:7 says "And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war," Yes the good angels won.

In 2 Kings 19:35 "Then it happened that night that the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead."That is right. One angel in one night dusted 185,000 of the enemies of God's people.

At the birth of Christ when the Heavenly Host of angels came to the shepherds on the hill this is what was said Luke 2:10 "But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;" They angels were not there only to spread the message. The shepherds had to be comforted and calmed down to hear the good news in their realistic fear.

The shepherds had every reason to be "sore afraid". These warrior angels were life takers. Don't you know that Yaweh Himself had the greatest security detail ever sent as His Son, The Lord of Glory, The King of Kings, the Author Of Our Salvation was entering in to the world, birthed and incarnated to reclaim His world and implement salvation over the power of sin? All the powers of evil clamored for the death of this child.

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I have a great family of three and we live in Gainesville,GA. I am the Pastor of Good News at Noon which is a community ministry and homeless shelter for what the world calls the least and the lost. My philosophy of ministry is from our founder Mr. Gene Beckstein- "Lift Jesus Up". My first book is out "Receiving Grace In The Grove". I have served as an adjunct professor for a Christian school Point University. I teach 7th grade Social Studies and coach 8th grade football for a great community - the Hilliard A. Wilbanks Patriots in Demorest,GA.